So it was refreshing to see 7-year-old Zahara Jolie-Pitt in New Orleans this past weekend with electric blue hair extensions, not unlike the bright hair at spring 2012 shows such as Thakoon, Jean Paul Gaultier couture, and Narciso Rodriguez. It's a fun, carefree take on her look without any potentially torturous dyeing, plucking, or waxing—and a welcome reminder that there's a way to express yourself (appropriately) with beauty at any age.

Judging from one of my first experiences with beauty, an embroidery floss hair wrap I got when I was six, my guess is that Zahara doesn't feel forced to primp; in the photos she looks like she's loving the new-found creativity and control over her style. I thought the bohemian wrap was super cool even though it was the ugliest thing in the world—picture a million clashing colors with multiple charms including, inexplicably, an owl. My mom regretted allowing me free reign immediately, but it was a safe way to experiment early on, and so I was hooked.